Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"It's strange how drinking 8 cups of water seems impossible, but 8 cups of coffee go down like a chubby kid on a see-saw" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many…
"Café au lait" -- the French term for coffee with milk -- is sometimes thought to be the Spanish "café olé." "In Mexico they have cafe au lait down there too, but…
"Coffee gets me started. God keeps me going" is a one-line saying that has been printed on coffee mugs. The saying was posted on Twitter on December 5, 2009. TwitterGabby Ybarra…
"On Sundays, my coffee is recreational. As opposed to weekdays, when it's medicinal" is a jocular coffee saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter…
"May your coffee be hot and your eyeliner be even" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. The coffee saying was posted on Twitter on April 14, 2015.…
"Doing your taxes on April Fools' Day seems like a perfectly legitimate way to defraud the government" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on an ecard. The saying was…
Dependent children can be claimed on a parent or guardian's tax returns. "Mommy/Daddy's little tax deduction" (a baby) is a jocular phrase that has been printed on many…
"Is it solipsistic in here, or is it just me?" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. A "solipsism" means that only something in one's own mind…
"All things are possible with coffee and mascara" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on November 29, 2015. "All I…
"All I need is coffee & mascara" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "All I need is mascara and coffee" was posted on Twitter on May 2, 2013.…
"All I need is mascara and caffeine" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "All I need is mascara and caffeine" was posted on Twitter on December…
"All I need today is a little bit of coffee and a whole lot of Jesus" is a one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "All i need today is jesus and some coffee" was…
A joke about the restaurant chain TGI Fridays is: "I went to a restaurant and the food was all done with special effects. It was CGI Fridays." "'I went to a restaurant and the…
[See also part one, "Big Apple Corner (1992-1997)," and part two, "Big Apple Corner (1997 Law & Today)," and part four, "Big Apple Corner (sign stolen,…
[See also part one, "Big Apple Corner (1992-1997)," and part three, "Big Apple Corner (New York Morning Telegraph site)," and part four, "Big Apple Corner (sign stolen,…
[See also part two, "Big Apple Corner (1997 Law & Today)," and part three, "Big Apple Corner (New York Morning Telegraph site)," and part four, "Big Apple Corner (sign…
The legal "bar"is sometimes said to be an acronym (or backronym) for "British Accredited Registry" or "British Accreditation Registry." "The acronym BAR was…
A "joke" was told in the days of racially segregated restaurants: Waitress: We on't serve black people here.Black diner: That's OK. I don't eat them. The joke has been…
"Old soldiers never die -- they just fade away” is an old saying that was popularized by General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) in his farewell address to Congress on April 19, 1951. Many…
"Old soldiers never die -- they just fade away” is an old saying that was popularized by General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) in his farewell address to Congress on April 19, 1951. Many…